When discussing the top RPG games for consoles and PCs, it is important to discuss the three aspects of these games that lead to their success. There are many popular RPGs out there but none that are considered the 'best'. You could judge how successful a game is based off of how many people it pleases and how well it pleases them. Or you could judge a game's success based solely off of its commercial success. But there are three attributes to all of the top RPG games for both consoles and PCs and they are story, playability, and appearance.
The story is perhaps the most important part of a role-playing game. Most stories that are successful have a great plot line that is creative, original, and immerses the player into the game. Modern RPGs are much more open versus the older games which tended to be more linear in how they were played. In addition to this, there are often many different types of endings versus just "winning" the game.
A great story also includes lots of quests for the player to complete. It includes large amounts of items, abilities, and spells for the player's characters to use. There should be a lot of locations to adventure forth into and many well developed towns or cities. In addition to this, the player should have a lot of options in the character creation process in order to create a character that is uniquely their own.
The second aspect of the top RPG games on the market is the playability of a game. The game should be balanced in the area of difficulty. It should provide enough of a challenge that all players find it difficult, but not impossible, to complete. However, it should be easy enough that most players who purchase the game should be able to complete it if they put the time and effort in.
The rules in the game should be lightweight. They should not interfere with the player's enjoyment of the game or bog down the game system itself. However, the rules should be solid enough that it gives the character a variety of options to choose from and supports the overall mechanics of the game well.
The third attribute and often the first a player encounters is the appearance of the game. It should have exceptional art and graphics that draws the player into playing it and future games in the series. It should not be graphics that are behind the times or that turn off players. The graphics should be great, but efficient enough to run on the majority of gaming machines out at the time of release.
There are many factors overall that come into play, but story, playability, and appearance are the main three. If there were an important fourth factor, that would be the personal preference of each individual player. This factor is much harder to measure, however. In the end though, the choice will come down to each individual player, their preferences, and their opinions of RPGs as a whole.
The story is perhaps the most important part of a role-playing game. Most stories that are successful have a great plot line that is creative, original, and immerses the player into the game. Modern RPGs are much more open versus the older games which tended to be more linear in how they were played. In addition to this, there are often many different types of endings versus just "winning" the game.
A great story also includes lots of quests for the player to complete. It includes large amounts of items, abilities, and spells for the player's characters to use. There should be a lot of locations to adventure forth into and many well developed towns or cities. In addition to this, the player should have a lot of options in the character creation process in order to create a character that is uniquely their own.
The second aspect of the top RPG games on the market is the playability of a game. The game should be balanced in the area of difficulty. It should provide enough of a challenge that all players find it difficult, but not impossible, to complete. However, it should be easy enough that most players who purchase the game should be able to complete it if they put the time and effort in.
The rules in the game should be lightweight. They should not interfere with the player's enjoyment of the game or bog down the game system itself. However, the rules should be solid enough that it gives the character a variety of options to choose from and supports the overall mechanics of the game well.
The third attribute and often the first a player encounters is the appearance of the game. It should have exceptional art and graphics that draws the player into playing it and future games in the series. It should not be graphics that are behind the times or that turn off players. The graphics should be great, but efficient enough to run on the majority of gaming machines out at the time of release.
There are many factors overall that come into play, but story, playability, and appearance are the main three. If there were an important fourth factor, that would be the personal preference of each individual player. This factor is much harder to measure, however. In the end though, the choice will come down to each individual player, their preferences, and their opinions of RPGs as a whole.